Index: etc/rancid.conf.sample.in
--- etc/rancid.conf.sample.in.orig
+++ etc/rancid.conf.sample.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TMPDIR=/tmp; export TMPDIR
 # Be careful changing this, it affects CVSROOT below.  It should be a FQPN, not
 # relative.
 BASEDIR=@localstatedir@; export BASEDIR
-PATH=@bindir@:@ENV_PATH@; export PATH
+PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:@prefix@/bin; export PATH
 #
 # Check that the effective UID is not root, which could lead to permissions
 # problems for user who is supposed to be running rancid.  If you know what
